KPSC KAS Prelims and Mains Exam
The uppermost outer solid and rigid layer of the earth is called crust. Its thickness varies considerably. It is as little as 5 km thick beneath the oceans at some places but under some mountain ranges it extends upto a depth of 700km. Below the crust denser rocks are found, known as mantle crust. … Read more
Allopathic, Indian System of Medicine, Naturopathy and Yoga (AYUSH) An AYUSH system of medicine includes Indian systems of medicine and Homeopathy. AYUSH is an acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Sowa Rigpa, and Homoeopathy. Ayurveda is the oldest system with documented history of its practice since more than 5000 years whereas Homeopathy … Read more
KARNATAKA Former Karnataka basketball player K Raghunath passes away Former Karnataka basketball star K Raghunath passed away. Fondly referred to as ‘Pappachi’, Raghunath was one of the founding members of the still-popular Beagles Basketball Club. Raghunath’s tryst with basketball began in 1958, and before long he was winning accolades for the Malleswaram High School … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka Coast reels under power outages; both units of Udupi power shut down The coast, which was a cauldron due to soaring temperatures from the past fortnight, has turned into a frying pan with unscheduled power outages hitting consumers after the 1200 MW coal-based Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) shutting down both of its units due … Read more
River water dispute settlements board The Inter-State River Water Disputes are one of the most contiguous issues in the Indian federalism today. In the extreme cases, it may hamper the relationship between the different states. The recent cases of the Cauvery Water Dispute and the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal case are examples. Water … Read more
The chromosomes present in the diploid cells of the majority of the sexually reproducing animals are of two types: autosomes bearing genes for somatic characters and sex chromosomes bearing genes for sex. Sex chromosomes also carry some genes for non-sexual characters such as colour blindness and haemophilia. Such genes which are always associated with … Read more
KARNATAKA Overflowing rivers damage crops in North Karnataka With the Krishna and Ghataprabha rivers in spate due to the heavy rainfall in many parts of Maharashtra, several bridges have been submerged in Mudhol taluk of Bagalkote district and standing crops have been inundated, causing a huge loss to farmers. The sugarcane, maize and onion … Read more
Karnataka Affairs National and International Affairs
KARNATAKA · Farmers in Karnataka increase income through e-trading ð Farmers in Karnataka are banking on technology to market their produce and double their income. They have been realising 38% to 40% per cent more income with the help of the e-trading interface, Unified Market Platform (UMP) run by Rashtriya e-Market Services, to facilitate bulk online … Read more
S.No Name of National Parks/ Wild Life Sanctuary District Area(Sq.km.) National Parks 1 Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur 28.73 2 Ranthambore National Park Sawai Madhopur 392.50 Sub Total 421.23 Sanctuaries 1 Bandh Baratha WL Sanctuary Bharatpur 199.50 2 Bassi WL Sanctuary Chittorgarh 138.69 3 Bhensrodgarh WL Sanctuary Chittorgarh 229.14 4 Darrah Game Sanctuary Kota, Jhalawar … Read more